Hubble Takes a Closer Look at its 31st Anniversary Image
This comparison of two images shows puffing dust bubbles and an erupting gas shell – the final acts of a monster star’s life.
Back to School with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer
Video: 00:04:32 Kick off the 2021-22 school year with ESA school projects. ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer introduces the wide range of space-based STEM projects available to primary and secondary students: Moon Camp, Climate Detectives, Astro Pi, CanSat and Mission X. Learn more
Week in images: 13 – 17 September 2021
Week in images: 13 – 17 September 2021 Discover our week through the lens
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 17 – 25
The waxing gibbous Moon shines with Jupiter and Saturn on its way to full. And as summer turns to fall, Deneb replaces Vega as the zenith star after dusk. The post This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 17 – 25 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Soundblasting a satellite – time-lapse of testing
Video: 00:03:01 Verifying that a satellite will resist the sheer noise of the rocket launching it into orbit is a very important test that every mission must successfully pass. “Typically satellites are tested inside purpose-built reverberant chambers, such as ESTEC’s own Large European Acoustic Facility sometimes described as the largest and most powerful sound system …
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Earth from Space: Maharloo Lake
Maharloo Lake, a seasonal salt lake in Iran, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Path set for commercial communications around the Moon
ESA confirmed a contract signature yesterday with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) to be the main customer for their Lunar Pathfinder satellite launching in 2024 that will provide communications services around the Moon.
Air Taxi Flight Testing
NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big Sur, California.
Quest airlock | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available)
Video: 00:01:34 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, the Space Station 360 series lets you explore for yourself alongside Thomas’s explanation – episode four is NASA’s Quest airlock. The Quest airlock is the Station’s smallest module, but it is …
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NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover
NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. EDT, to announce the lunar landing site for the agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).